A gourmet walk through restaurant history
It is hard to believe that these familiar places, which are so much a part of our daily lives, originated in the heart of Paris just before the French Revolution! Restaurants were an innovative concept, but immediately caught on with a middle-class cli-entèle looking for quality establishments where they could enjoy their own individual choice of dishes.
Portrait of a restaurant
Restaurants, while retaining their characteristic features, have multiplied, diversified and become increasingly popular. With bistros, brasseries, pizzerias, roadside cafés, inns, crêperies and open-air cafés now available as well as Michelin-starred restaurants, there is not just one type of restaurant in existence today. Instead, there is a multitude of variations on the French model!
The restaurant in motion
This exhibition showcases all the different aspects of the restaurant, including its history, its professions, its social role and its many transformations, etc. Enjoy a spectacular journey into this microcosm of gastronomy!
The little extras
At the heart of the exhibition, an open room, known as the Atelier-Restaurant, allow visitors to learn a few simple gestures, discover culinary techniques with chefs, taste preparations and share best practices in the arts of the table. The menu of the day is displayed on the slate at the entrance to the exhibition.
The children’s trail invites young visitors to explore the exhibition’s themes in a fun way. Games and riddles punctuate the visit, and the youngest visitors are also invited to write their first gastronomic review!